Wazzup?

Hey party people! What’s been going on?

I do hope your holidays have been lovely - whatever you celebrate or shun. I haven’t been much of a Christmas person for some time. Not having kids, it feels a bit silly to run around buying up stuff and getting all stressed out trying to keep up appearances. I don’t look down on those who feel the the spirit of the holidays. If it feels good - do it.

As an offshoot of this, I do enjoy the media’s emphasis on all of the good works that are being done in the world during this time and hey - if this causes an increase in Bodhisattvic behaviours in our world, then I’m all for that.

What else has been going on? Things have been pretty quiet. Death and rebirth of certain areas of my life. The traditional introspection that goes along with the closing of a year. Recovering from a nasty set of sniffles and feeling the grip of a full-bodied Canadian winter.

I’m thoroughly enjoying participating in a book study group of this juicy bit of writing from Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche. It’s heady material but working through it with several others from the local Nalandabodhi sangha is helping me to analyze and process a bit better than I would if left to my own devices.

What other materials would you recommend supplementing this reading with to help me in my understanding of Mahamudra and Dzogchen? I know there isn’t a magic book out there, but are there any articles, books, audio or videos that you would recommend as supports, this girl would love to hear all about them.